#56

Drew Spinogatti

Senior linebacker for UCLA. 2025: 51 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · UCLA · Sr. · #56

6′0″ · 229 lb · Winter Garden, FL · Bishop Moore Catholic HS / James Madison

CFB Index 52 · #273 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred James Madison → UCLA for 2026
Next upSat Sep 19 · 11 pm ETvs PurdueRose BowlUCLA by 14.5

How he plays

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

QB hurries: 95th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

51

tackles · 2025

6.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 3 PBU

Statement game16 tacklesvs Washington State (FBS) · W 24-20

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for UCLA. 2025: 51 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

  • Signed with Holy Cross in 2023.
  • Transferred from James Madison to UCLA in 2026.
His career, year by year

Drew Spinogatti

LB · UCLA · Sr · #56

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Drew Spinogatti arrived at UCLA from James Madison. 2025 brought the first one: Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 16 tackles against Washington State — Week 13, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • portal record
  • recognition record
  • game log

The linebacker corps · UCLA

  1. #5Trent HendrickLB · Sr.96 tackles · 2025
  2. #56Drew SpinogattiLB · Sr.51 tackles · 2025
  3. #10Samuel OmosighoLB · Sr.50 tackles · 2025
  4. #9Jalen WoodsLB · Sr.47 tackles · 2025
  5. Donavyn PellotLB · Jr.19 tackles · 2025

10 more on the roster · UCLA team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology